GCM receives March for Meals grant $1,750 for Meals on Wheels
July 19, 2016
Greer Community Ministries (GCM) received a $1,750 grant for participating in Meals on Wheels America’s 2016 March for Meals campaign. Throughout the month of March, the nonprofit highlighted the benefits of its Meals on Wheels program and asked the community to get involved by donating time and funds.
“We were blessed to have city and local officials join us this year by delivering Meals on Wheels routes and seeing firsthand the impact of this great program,” said Hannah Rainwater, GCM events coordinator. “We even had two boys in elementary school set up a booth outside a local business to sell handmade art to benefit the campaign.”
The funds will be used to purchase food for the Meals on Wheels program, which feeds about 300 diners in the greater Greer area each week day.
Nearly $400,000 has been granted to 265 local Meals on Wheels programs and one Meals on Wheels America-affiliated State Association based on their March for Meals efforts. This year’s grants were made possible by Subaru of America, Inc. and its eighth annual Share the Love Event.
For more information about GCM and its programs, visit gcminc.org.
